Colt has been given to about 27,880 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.
Colt ranks 285th among American boys in 2025, with 1,188 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 1,833 babies were given the name, ranking 210th. The typical living American called Colt is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in West Virginia, where it accounts for 0.25% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.